Social Media Saturday: iPhone Apps

Back in the day, my husband used to come up with all kinds of business ideas. They all sucked. Full stop. This is why he still works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Then Ken started coming up with clever domain names — just like everyone else. Remember back when cleverdomain.com was supposed to get you a lot of money? I know a guy who has several hundred domain names that he renews each year — like it’s 1999. He still hopes one of them pays off down the road.

The guy is still a recruiter.

So now it’s 2011 and the dudes in my life are coming up with iPhone app ideas. Do you know what an app is?

You can download extra software for your phone if you have a smart phone (e.g., an iPhone or a Droid).

Your dopey brother isn’t kidding when he says, “There’s an app for that.” There is an app for everything.

Sometimes the applications are helpful (like a weather app) and sometimes they are not (like a joke-of-the-day app).

Many of the apps are free (companies will give you software to make it easier for you to buy something over the internet — like a flight) and some are between $.99 and $5.99 to download.

And a week doesn’t go by where I’m not pitched a new idea for an app. They are always universally awful ideas.

Laurie, you know how people make sex vidoes?

No, I don’t know how people like to do this. Really? And most people are too gross to make sex videos.

Exactly, this is why I have an idea for an app. It’s like filter for iPhone videos. The app makes you look thinner, prettier, younger, or like you have bigger boobs.